Commonwealth v. Barlow

CALDWELL, J.,

Although the *31felony-murder committed in this case by the defendant occurred almost 13 years ago, it continues to haunt the criminal justice system.

Before us now is another Post Conviction Hearing Act petition filed by petitioner. The original was filed on March 3, 1981, but not joined in by petitioner’s private counsel. We afforded time to correct this defect and on June 8, 1981, an amended petition was filed by petitioner and his attorney, William C. King, Jr., Esq., of 7274 Lemington Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. On June 19, 1981, the district attorney filed an answer to the…